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A brief history of the USA : Questions Flashcards

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1775

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Killing the British

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1836

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Samuel Colt invented the first weapon

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1871

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  • The KKK became an illegal terrorist organisation

- The NRA waw founded

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1955

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A black woman refused to move the back of a bus (Rosa Parks)

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Why did the Pilgrims go to the New World ?

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The Pilgrims go to the New World because they were explorers on a mission

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Why did Pilgrims kill the Indians upon arrival ?

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The Pilgrims kill the Indians upon arrival because they saw the Indians as savages and that scared them

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Why did the Pilgrims/Americans burn witches ?

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The Pilgrims burn witches because witches are evil

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Why dis they pass the Second Amendment ?

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Americans passed the Second Amendment because they didn’t feel safe and they needed guns

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Where does slavery come from ?

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Slavery come from Africa

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Why were the whites afraid of dying ?

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The whites afraid of dying because slaves were free

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Why did the whites flee to live in all-white suburbs ?

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The whites fled to live in all-whites suburbs because the blacks were demanding their rights

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What is the common factor for everything that happened ?

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The common factor for everything that happened above FEAR

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FEAR (exps.) :

  • To be afraid of + V-ing
  • Be scared
  • Didn’t feel safe
  • They were freaking out
  • Have a freak out
  • Get frightened
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Expressions de la PEUR/CRAINTE :

  • Avoir peur de
  • Être effrayé
  • Ne pas se sentir en sécurité
  • Ils étaient entrain de flipper
  • Avoir une peur bleue
  • Prendre peur
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Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation that effectively ended slavery ?

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Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 that effectively ended slavery

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What happened to Abraham Lincoln ?

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Abraham Lincoln was assasinated in 1865

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What is the connection between the KKK and the NRA ?

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The NRA promptes guns (is a lobby) while the KKK used them to kill black people

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Who is the black woman a front of the bus ?

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Rosa Parks is a black woman who refused to let her seat to a white people on the front of the bus

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What is the name of the black movement that sprang from the bus incident ?

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The name of the black movement that sprang from the bus incident is THE BUS BOYCOTT

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Who was its leader of the black movement that sprang from the bus incident ?

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Martin Luther King was leader of The Bus Boycott

20
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What happened to Martin Luther King ?

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Martin Luther King got assassinated in 1968

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